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$80 a Barrel in 1998. About $22 at the Last Big Thacher Harvest.

$80 a Barrel in 1998. About $22 at the Last Big Thacher Harvest.

Ray Thacher Jr. keeps a two-acre bog by his home. He says the trust that bought the 50 acres takes over in January.

Arthur Radtke
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$90 Opens a 300-Wine Tasting. The Gallery Pours Are Free.

$90 Opens a 300-Wine Tasting. The Gallery Pours Are Free.

Free gallery pours Friday, a $90 Grand Tasting Saturday, pie judging Sunday, and the Lobster Pot's last day of 2026 in the middle of it.

Arthur Radtke
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The Seashore Commission Six Towns Sit On Hasn't Met Since 2025

The Seashore Commission Six Towns Sit On Hasn't Met Since 2025

Its 318th meeting is Monday, Nov. 2, 1 to 4:30 p.m., at Salt Pond in Eastham, in person and online, with time for public comment.

Arthur Radtke
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Before the Playwrights Arrive, Wellfleet Weighs the Porches

Before the Playwrights Arrive, Wellfleet Weighs the Porches

Three 1948 cottages go before Wellfleet's Historical Commission on Nov. 5, a public step toward a 2028 playwrights' center.

Arthur Radtke
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Harwich Port's Clinic Closed Oct. 23. Next Visit, Maybe Video.

Harwich Port's Clinic Closed Oct. 23. Next Visit, Maybe Video.

OCHS says its East Orleans site opens in November. Until then, the Harwich Port pharmacy is closed and its Quest lab is done.

Arthur Radtke
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Her Story Starts Decades Before the House Did

Her Story Starts Decades Before the House Did

Frommer's put Orleans' 1875 inn on its most-haunted list. Its ghost reportedly worked there in the early 1800s, the list says.

Arthur Radtke
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After 1:59 on Halloween Night, the Clock Says 1:00 Again

After 1:59 on Halloween Night, the Clock Says 1:00 Again

Four days, Brewster to Provincetown, in start-time order, with two library parades and the hour the clocks hand back Sunday.

Arthur Radtke
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The Turtle on Your Bay Walk May Look Dead. Don't Put It Back.

The Turtle on Your Bay Walk May Look Dead. Don't Put It Back.

Cold-stunned sea turtles strand on Cape Cod Bay beaches from November to mid-January. Mass Audubon's five steps, and why each exists.

Arthur Radtke
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The Play Starts Before You Find Your Seat

The Play Starts Before You Find Your Seat

Kids in Holmes-era clothes work the aisles before curtain, a Chronicle critic writes. The theater is in season 75. Through Nov. 8.

Arthur Radtke
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There's Always Someone Walking at Your Pace

There's Always Someone Walking at Your Pace

The club's first walk, at Kent's Point in 2022, drew 11 people. It now counts 3,000-plus members and asks every newcomer to take a clinic first.

Arthur Radtke
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There's a Castle in the Truro Woods and It Came From Boston

There's a Castle in the Truro Woods and It Came From Boston

A granite tower from Boston stands in the North Truro scrub with no path to it, a famous legend attached and a 1981 federal file.

Arthur Radtke
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$1,975 a Month, and the Formula Calls It Affordable

$1,975 a Month, and the Formula Calls It Affordable

Brewster approved higher rents for Serenity's 27 income-restricted units. The new move-in rate is $1,975 a month.

Arthur Radtke